Commerce has Advance voting site open through Friday

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Monday, July 7. 2008
Advance voting for the Tuesday, July 15, election is under way and three sites are open in Jackson County, including one in Commerce. Voters may go to the Administrative Building in Jefferson, or the two new voting sites, one in Commerce and one in Braselton. The Commerce site is located at 204 Carson Street (Recreation Department) and the ... [Full Story »] 

Braselton has new site for Advance voting

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Monday, July 7. 2008
ADVANCE VOTING for the July 15 election started today (Monday, July 7) and three sites are open in Jackson County, including one in Braselton. Voters may go to the Administrative Building in Jefferson, or the two new voting sites, one in Commerce and one in Braselton. The Braselton site is at 5040 Highway 53, the Braselton Municipal and Police ... [Full Story »] 

Advance voting begins today (Monday)

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Monday, July 7. 2008
ADVANCE VOTING for the July 15 election started today (Monday, July 7) and three sites are open in Jackson County. Voters may go to the Administrative Building in Jefferson, or the two new voting sites, one in Commerce and one in Braselton. The Commerce site is located at 204 Carson Street,, (Recreation Department) and the other at 5040 Highway ... [Full Story »] 

County makes first arrest in state under new dogfighting law

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, July 7. 2008
Wide leather collars, logging chains and other paraphernalia were laid out on the grass at a home just west of Danielsville last Thursday afternoon - all part of evidence that was being collected in the first arrest under Georgia’s new dog fighting law, which took effect July 1. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office, acting on intelligence ... [Full Story »] 

Commerce struggle with 2008 CRCT scores

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Monday, July 7. 2008
Commerce students struggled with the math part of the 2008 CRCT tests according to results released last week. Both third and fifth grade students at Commerce Elementary, Benton Elementary and Maysville Elementary schools failed the math part at a rate higher than the state average and third graders at North Jackson and South Jackson schools ... [Full Story »] 

Barrow BOC to meet July 8

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Monday, July 7. 2008
The Barrow County Board of Commissioners will meet Tuesday, July 8 at 7 p.m. Items on this month’s agenda include: • the purchase of a new pickup truck for the leisure services department. • the selection of a grant administrator for 2008-2010. • an agreement to allow the county to conduct reviews and approve certain sewer service ... [Full Story »] 

Winder City Council meetings scheduled

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Sunday, July 6. 2008
The Winder City Council will meet Monday, July 7 at 5 p.m. for its monthly work session. The council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8. The council meets at the Winder Community Center located at 113 East Athens Street in Winder.

Vandals spraypaint cars

Posted by
Angela Gary
Sunday, July 6. 2008
Four Braselton residents reported last week to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office that someone spraypainted vehicles parked at their residences. Incidents were reported on Robert Drive and Mandy Lane. Another Mandy Lane resident reported that someone spraypainted his fence. Other vandalism reported in the Braselton area last week includes a ... [Full Story »] 

Blood drive is Tuesday, 12-6, at First Baptist Church

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Sunday, July 6. 2008
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Tuesday, July 8, from noon to 6:00 p.m., at the First Baptist Church of Commerce Family Life Center, 1345 S. Elm Street. The Red Cross provides blood services to all area hospitals, including BJC Hospital, Athens Regional Medical Center and the Gainesville and Atlanta hospitals. Potential donors ... [Full Story »] 

EDITORIAL: Booth site flap is much ado about nothing

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Sunday, July 6. 2008
Funny how something as dull as a booth at a city festival can cause such a stir of controversy. At last weekend’s July 4th Freedom Festival in Jefferson, an attorney in town got upset at the group which was sitting at a booth on the sidewalk in front of her office. Booth space for the festival had been assigned by the City of Jefferson for ... [Full Story »] 
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